Table 1 Clinical and Laboratory characteristics in ELC group versus non-ELC group
ELC Group (Present) n = 844 | ELC Group (absent) n = 570 | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | 57.39+/-10.13 | 54.75+/-9.65 | <0.0001 |
Gender | |||
Male | 463 (54.9) | 287 (50.4) | 0.1076 |
Female | 381 (45.1) | 283 (49.6) | 0.1076 |
Smoking | 169 (20.0) | 108 (18.9) | 0.6576 |
Alcohol | 175 (20.73) | 135 (23.68) | 0.2114 |
Retinopathy group | |||
No DR | 690 (81.8) | 469 (82.3) | 0.8654 |
Any DR | 154 (18.2) | 101 (17.71) | 0.8657 |
NST | 124 (14.7) | 91 (16.0) | 0.5538 |
ST | 30 (3.6) | 10 (1.8) | 0.0680 |
Duration of DM (months) | 79.90+/-76.66 | 70.86+/-73.91 | 0.0275 |
BMI (Kg/m 2 ) | 25.48+/-4.16 | 25.22+/-3.98 | 0.2410 |
BP Systolic (mmHg) | 139.51+/-21.13 | 138.57+/-20.27 | 0.4044 |
BP Diastolic (mmHg) | 81.98+/-11.33 | 81.93+/-11.44 | 0.9354 |
Glycosylated Hb | 8.34+/-2.25 | 7.99+/-2.11 | 0.0033 |
Serum cholesterol (mg/dL) | 186.77+/-39.77 | 186.16+/-42.19 | 0.7826 |
Serum HDL (mg/dL) | 39.35+/-9.66 | 39.06+/-10.91 | 0.5994 |
Ratio HDL/cholestrol | 0.200+/-0.059 | 0.204+/-0.064 | 0.2272 |
SES | |||
Lower | 653 (77.36) | 500 (87.71) | <0.0001 |
Upper | 191 (22.6) | 70 (12.3) | <0.0001 |
Microalbuminuria | |||
Normal | 681 (80.7) | 469 (82.3) | 0.4914 |
Microalbuminuria | 139 (16.5) | 87 (15.3) | 0.6670 |
Clinical microbuminuria | 24 (2.8) | 14 (2.5) | 0.8612 |